The social life in the city of Jeddah 70 years ago was very simple. Everyone of all social levels rejoices in the coming of Eid, each as much as he can. With the sighting of the Eid crescent, the lady of the house prepares the Eid cooking, cleans and arranges the house with the help of her daughters, and also makes sure that the clothes of the head of the family, sons and girls She is ready, and puts Eid sweets in their containers, roses in “vases,” and perfumes, or what was known in the past as “alwanta,” she puts them near sweets; In preparation for receiving Eid well-wishers from family, relatives and neighbours.
The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have warned of what they describe as an “ideal storm” for an outbreak of measles among children.
The two organizations said that measles cases worldwide increased by 79 percent in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same period last year.
Approximately 17,338 measles cases were reported worldwide in January and February 2022, compared to 9,665 cases during the same two months in 2021.
According to the statistics, 21 major outbreaks of the disease occurred in the past 12 months, from April 2021 until April 2022, and most of them were reported in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean region, and this number is likely to be much higher.
Africa recorded a 400 percent increase in measles infection rates, reaching more than 17,000 cases between January and March.
The World Health Organization said the increase in cases was “a worrying sign of the increased risk of the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases”, and warned of a “larger outbreak affecting millions of children”.
She noted that the disruptions associated with the Corona epidemic and the inequality in the distribution of vaccines leave children without protection from vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles.
“As measles is a highly contagious disease, cases tend to emerge quickly when vaccination levels are low. Agencies are concerned that measles outbreaks might also warn of outbreaks of other diseases that are not spreading quickly,” the organization said.
Measles is a viral disease that spreads through the air, is highly contagious, and can be dangerous and cause health complications, especially in children under the age of 5.
Figures in the United States indicate that one in five people infected with measles is hospitalized, while one in 1,000 patients develops brain swelling, and one in three out of 1,000 infected people die even with the best health care.
The World Health Organization stresses that the measles virus weakens the immune system, making children more susceptible to contracting other infectious diseases for several months following infection.
In 2020, 23 million children around the world did not receive basic vaccinations, the highest number since 2009, and 3.7 million more than the figure recorded in 2019.
Measles caused the deaths of hundreds of millions around the world in the 16th and 19th centuries, before the development of vaccines once morest the disease began in the second half of the twentieth century.
Chavakkad: Three students drowned in a shrimp pond at Orumanayoor in Chavakkad, Thrissur. The deceased have been identified as Varun (16), Surya (16) and Muhsin (16), residents of Palayur Church, Chavakkad.
Accompanied by their companions, they landed in a shrimp pond near the Kaluttakkal lake and sank in the mud. The accident happened on Thursday followingnoon.
Five children came to bathe here. Two of these had gone up earlier. The other three were drowning in the mud. This is a muddy place. The bodies had already been exhumed by locals before firefighters arrived on the scene.
The spokesman and congressman of Popular Action, Elvis Vergarafaced a karelim lopez, following the businesswoman went to Parliament to give her statement to the Audit Commission. Along these lines, the activist, who is also part of said team, asked the lobbyist to mention the parliamentarians who were part of ‘Children‘, a group where Vergara has been syndicated as a member.
However, López chose to evade the answer, despite the fact that he had an open letter to mention what he knew regarding this parliamentary group.
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Who are the children’?
karelim lopezwho according to his defense, César Nakazaki, became an effective collaborator and no longer an applicant, previously told congressmen of Popular Action to be part of ‘The Children’an alleged criminal organization aligned with the government of President Pedro Castillo with the purpose of receiving millionaire contracts in the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC).
Along these lines, legislators Juan Mori (Loreto), Raúl Doroteo (Ica) and Elvis Vergara (Ucayali) would form part of the group that López Arredondo mentioned. Similarly, according to Epicentro TV, the other legislators would be Ilich López (Junín), Darwin Espinoza (Áncash), Jorge Flores (Puno). Total, six parliamentarians were involved by the businesswoman.
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Elvis Vergara is still Karelim López
“I would also like to ask Mrs. López to answer the questions one by one according to how I consult them,” began the parliamentarian, who is part of the aforementioned commission and was accused by Karelim of being part of the organization criminal known as ‘The Children’.
Along these lines, the legislator from the Ucayali region asked López if he needed any medication to continue with his demonstration. “Mrs. López, do you need, before continuing the statement, any medication or are you okay?
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Karelim López: “I think they should give the president (Castillo) medication”
For her part, the businesswoman addressed the president of said commission, Congressman Héctor Ventura, to respond to Vergara Mendoza.
“Through you, Mr. President. I am prepared for all kinds of attacks. I don’t need (medication). I appreciate your concern. I believe that they should give the president (Castillo) medication so that he can bring us to a good conclusion”, he sentenced.
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“Alright, perfect,” Vergara sentenced. “Just to clarify; In no way, Mrs. López, it is an attack, but you are answering a question that I did not ask, that is why I am concerned. I did not ask the question that you just answered me, ”she insisted.
In that same line of questioning, Vergara continued. “Do you know any of the congressmen who have been mentioned as ‘The Children’ by Mr. Pacheco, according to your version?
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“According to my statement I do not know them, however, I do have a lot of information to recognize who they are and what they have done. It is also part of my collaboration”, pointed out López.
In another part of the conversation, which was broadcast through the Congress YouTube account, Elvis Vergara asked the following question. “Mrs. Karelim López, directly, do you know or have you had any public or private meeting with Congressman Elvis Vergara Mendoza?
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“Through you, Mr. President (Héctor Ventura), I have not understood the question,” López Arredondo commented. “I will formulate it once more without any problem, Mrs. Karelim. She told him if you have had any meeting, whether public or private, with me, Congressman Elvis Vergara Mendoza?
“If the man is one of ‘The Children’, that topic is a reserved investigation matter and I am going to deliver it as I already offered it”he pointed out.
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However, the one involved as one of ‘The Children’ continued with the same theme. “I insist on the question, Mrs. López. Have you personally, regardless of the investigation, had any public or private meeting with Congressman Elvis Vergara Mendoza?”
“I stand by my answer, Mr. President”, he remarked. Then once more the parliamentarian asked the same question and once more Karelim López reiterated that this topic was a reserved investigation.
“Are you an eyewitness, Mrs. López, of some act of corruption where you would have mentioned any congressman, regardless of whether he was mentioned as ‘The Children’ or not?”; Bruno Pacheco’s ex-girlfriend refused to answer.